Car-coupling



(No Model.)

J. E. L. HARBOLD.

GAR GOUPLING.

No. 286,198. Patented Oct. 9, 1883.

K B 0 Q 6 V FJI a WITNESSES. I INVENTOR.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. L. HARBOLD, OF XVOBTHINGTON, KENTUCKY.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,198, dated October 9, 188

Application filed April 18, 1883. (Nomodel) To all whom, it nut/y concern.-

Be it known that I, JoI-IN E. L. HAR'BoLD, of Worthington, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CanOoupling Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The object and result of my improvement is to furnish a simple, economical, and efficient appliance by which railroad-cars of varying heights may be surely and safely coupled without the necessity of the brakeman getting in between the cars for the purpose of guiding the link into its proper place. The results are obtained by the mechanism illustrated in the annexed drawings, making part hereof, and in which the same letters refer to thesame parts in the different views.

Figure .l. is a perspective view, showing my improved apparatus as moved into position for guiding the link into the socket of the draw head .for the purpose of coupling the cars. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improvemeut as it hangs in its position when the cars are in. motion and it is not being used for the purpose of coupling. Fig. 3 is a top View, showing my improved apparatus detached from the car. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of my improved apparatus, showing the journal'- shaft cut near the sliding link guide and frame, for the purpose of giving an unobstructed view of the same.

The letter M refers to the draw-head approaching the draw-head of the car that is to be connected, and the letter L refers to the link attached to the approaching car. The

link L is brought in proper line with the socket of the drzuv-head of the opposite car by raising or lowering the flanged head (lettered bars, (lettered F and E,) and connecting with the journal-shaft, (marked G,) which hangs below the draw-head 011 hangers, (marked K.) The flanged head of the linkguide 0, attached to the sliding bar, (lettered D), moves in and out of the recess between the fixed bars E and F, attached to journal-shaft, (marked G.) The letters J and I refer to straps attached to fixed bars E and F, and passing outside of the sliding bar D, for the purpose of making a sure guide for its inward and outward motion. The link-guide (formed and referred to by the letters O and D) moves out when not in use, and when raised into position by the operator handling the lovers (marked H) on either side between fixed bars, connecting with movable shaft suspended from the car, substantially as shown, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1', have hereunto affixed inyhand this 14th day April, 1883.

JOHN E. L. HARBOLD.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN CURRY BULLER, G. DOUGLAS Noon.

0) 0f the sliding link-guide formed by the fixed of the car the link is brought into proper po-,

The movable linkguide sliding in and out 

